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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas W Hauser, Zurich, CH;
Jurg Lechthaler, Zurich, CH;
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426496 ; 425204 ; 425208 ; 425209 ; 426504 ; 426519 ; 426557 ;
Abstract
A pasta is prepared by mixing particulate cereal semolina, which has a particle size of less than 300 .mu.m, with water in amounts so that the semolina-water mixture has a water content of from 30% to 35% by weight, and then the moistened semolina is kneaded and then extruded. The mixing, kneading and extrusion is carried out in an extrusion unit which has two identical parallel screws which rotate in the same direction. The temperature of the product which is mixed, kneaded and extruded is maintained below 55.degree. C.